baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2438705-A (GB)
Title: Safety Mechanism for a Torch
Inventor: JOHNSTON MICHAEL R
IPC: F23Q2/28
Filed: 2007-04-30
Abstract: A safety mechanism for a torch can disable the operative connection between a trigger 26 and an igniter 28 such that the safety mechanism does not lock the trigger, but allows the trigger to move relative to a torch body 8, but without actuating the igniter. The igniter may be a device for creating an electrical potential, such as a piezoelectric igniter, connected to a conductor 30 that conducts current to a burn tube (17 fig 2) to create a spark that ignites fuel in the burn tube. The safety mechanism includes an actuating button 54, provided so that the user manually controls the position of the disabling mechanism, which may be an actuator bar 44 or a mechanism for moving the igniter (648 fig 7). Either the actuator bar or the igniter may be moved from a first position in which no engagement with the trigger occurs, to a second position in which trigger engagement occurs. The safety mechanism may also include a spring arrangement 56, (656 fig 7) to bias the actuator bar or the igniter into the disengaged position.
Patent GB-2449859-A (GB)
Title: Combined step and elliptical exerciser
Inventor: CHUANG JIN CHEN
IPC: A63B23/04
Filed: 2007-06-05
Abstract: An exercise device includes two cranks 30 rotatably coupled to a rear portion of a upright support 11,13 and each having a pivot rod 31, two handles 40 having a middle portion 41 pivoted to a front portion of the upright support with a spindle 12, two foot supports 50 pivotally coupled to the handles and each having a middle portion 51 pivotally coupled to the pivot rod 31 of the cranks 30 with a link 52. The front portions 53 of the foot supports are controlled by the handles 40 to allow the foot supports to be actuated as a stepping exerciser when the front portions of the foot supports are stably held in place by the handles (see figure 8), or controlled to allow the foot supports to be actuated as an elliptical exerciser when the handle grips 42 are swung by the user (see figure 11).
Patent GB-2437431-A (GB)
Title: Mobile ticket authentication
Inventor: FORBES RONALD
IPC: G06F21/32
Filed: 2006-04-25
Abstract: The method and system provide convenient and efficient authentication of mobile tickets (46). A ticket purchaser provides a photo image (40) of himself or herself that is stored with the purchaser's phone number and a ticket identifier in a database (32). A mobile ticket (46) is generated comprising the ticket identifier as a barcode and the photo. The ticket is transmitted to the purchaser's mobile phone (38). The ticket is authenticated by reading the ticket identifier from the phone (38) into a terminal (54), for example by barcode scanning (52) of the phone's screen (50). The identifier is used to look up (56) the stored image (58) which is displayed on the screen of the terminal (60). The operator of the terminal can then compare the photo on the terminal (60) with the actual purchaser and the photo on the display of the phone (50) in order to authenticate the ticket (46) as belonging to the purchaser.
Patent GB-2436995-A (GB)
Title: Drill bit having optimised side rake angle
Inventor: DURAIRAJAN BALA
IPC: E21B41/00
Filed: 2006-01-24
Abstract: A method for designing a fixed cutter drill bit includes simulating the fixed cutter drill bit in an earth formation. A performance characteristic of the simulated fixed cutter drill bit is determined. A side rake angle distribution of the cutters is adjusted at least along a cone region 641 of a blade of the fixed cutter drill bit to change the performance characteristics of the fixed cutter drill bit. The drill bit produced by the invention comprises cutters positioned along a blade of the drill bit in a cone region 641 and cutters positioned along the blade in a nose region 642, wherein the cutters in the cone region 641 towards a centre of the drill bit have larger side rake angles than the cutters positioned along the nose region 642. The simulation may include calculating wear pattern on the cutters. The simulation is done without constraining a centreline of the drill bit to be coaxial with a centre line of a bore hole.
Patent GB-2447312-A (GB)
Title: Managing loss or theft of ATM cards
Inventor: MORSON CHRIS
IPC: G06Q20/40
Filed: 2007-10-15
Abstract: On reporting the loss or theft of a an ATM card or the like including: reporting to a card provider that the card has been lost or stolen (400), the reported loss or theft (402) is authenticated, subsequent use of the card (404) is restricted and a cash withdrawal code (418) is issued which is usable for withdrawing an agreed amount of emergency cash from a cash dispensing machine without requiring the use of a cash dispensing card.. The invention thereby enables the card holder to withdraw cash in a situation where they may otherwise be without the facility to obtain cash while limiting or preventing the ability for anyone to mis-use the card that has been reported as lost or stolen.
Patent GB-2442428-A (GB)
Title: Open ended container having locking lid
Inventor: MORRIS GLENN H
IPC: B65D41/04
Filed: 2006-08-21
Abstract: A container assembly having a lid which connects to an open container. A locking mechanism is employed which preferably includes a slide which cooperates with at least one stop connected to the lid wherein movement of the slide relative to the lid is preferably utilized to disengage the locking mechanism to allow the lid to be unscrewed relative to the container.
Patent GB-2454948-A (GB)
Title: Roof Tile Support Bracket
Inventor: TOOLEY MARK JOHN
IPC: E04D1/34
Filed: 2008-02-25
Abstract: A tile support bracket (301, fig.3) for supporting a curved roof tile is provided. The roof tile 901 has its upper portion, which includes its normal fixing means, cut off so as to be abutable against a lower edge of a flat panel (201, fig.10), such as a solar panel, so as to incorporate the panel within the roof structure. The bracket (301) is configured to be supported by a roof batten and to support a cut tile (901, 1001).
Patent GB-2458457-A (GB)
Title: Circular shaped transformer.
Inventor: DONCKER RIK W DE
IPC: H01F3/08
Filed: 2008-03-17
Abstract: A transformer comprises a circular ferrite magnetic core structure 14 with plural inwardly directed spoke-like limbs 18. The said limbs 18 are interconnected by cross-leg limbs 21 surrounding an open central region. Each primary winding 26 is formed around a respective cross-leg limb 21 and each secondary winding 28 is formed around a respective spoke-like limb 18. The core 14 may include wedge shaped members 24 located between the primary and secondary windings 26, 28 and inwardly directed projections 22 may extend between the spoke-like limbs 18 and secondary windings 28. The core 14 may be a low-loss, high temperature, manganese/zinc ferrite, cast into the desired geometry. The geometry may have six spoke-like members 18 which may be divided into segment portions 17. A non-magnetic liner 30 may be used to hold the secondary windings 28 in place. The transformer may provide a compact, low flux leakage, three-phase arrangement for downhole applications.
Patent GB-2458910-A (GB)
Title: Sequential image generation including overlaying object image onto scenic image
Inventor: REID LUKE MICHAEL
IPC: G06T15/20
Filed: 2008-04-01
Abstract: Generating sequential images representing an object (which may be 2D or 3D) under user control within a virtual environment, comprising accessing or capturing a set of real scenic images which each represent at least part of said virtual environment as viewed from known viewpoints, and during sequential image generation, receiving user commands, maintaining object position variable data representing a current object position within the virtual environment, which is updated in response to the user commands, selecting scenic images to be accessed according to a current viewpoint determinant and overlaying a generated object image onto a selected scenic image according to the current object position.
Patent GB-2460429-A (GB)
Title: Tile clamping and levelling device
Inventor: RICE JAMES ROBERT
IPC: E04F15/02
Filed: 2008-05-25
Abstract: A tile clamping and levelling device comprises a base portion1, a top portion2and clamping means to draw the two portions1, 2together. The base may have raised portions7which space tiles an appropriate distance apart. Both base and top portions1, 2may be sticky. The clamping means may be in the form of a screw3or notched cable, the cable or screw3passing through a ratchet mechanism in the centre of the top portion2. The ratchet mechanism may be released from the top panel without damage to the top panel2, mechanism or cable. The clamping means may be a twist-lock key which is turned to create a force which pushes the two portions1, 2together.
Patent GB-2451726-A (GB)
Title: Fastening strap having a slit and hook or loop material
Inventor: CORONEL WOLFGANG
IPC: A44B18/00
Filed: 2008-06-26
Abstract: A fastening strap comprising an elongate body having hook or loop material on at least one side thereof. A slit 19 provides a tongue 23 and an end 17 of the strap can be passed through the hole 26 created by the slit 19. The slit may be different shapes e.g. arcuate, triangular or rectangular. The strap may have complementary hook or loop material on both sides 12, 14. The strap can be used to secure elongate items such as wires, cables, catheter tubes by wrapping the strap end 17 around the item to be secured and feeding the end through the hole 26; underside 14 then secures to flap 23. The hook and loop material on the underside 14 can also be used to secure the strap to a base sheet (100, fig.7A) which ideally has complementary hook and loop material on a top surface and an adhesive material on the underside for securing to the skin of a patient on which a medical tube may be securely held in place by the strap.
Patent GB-2449016-A (GB)
Title: Handheld electronic device and method for disambiguation of compound text input and that employs n-gram data to limit generation of low-probability compound
Inventor: FUX VADIM
IPC: G06F1/16
Filed: 2006-12-01
Abstract: A handheld electronic device includes a reduced QWERTY keyboard and is enabled with disambiguation software that is operable to disambiguate compound text input. The device is able to assemble language objects in the memory to generate compound language solutions. The device is able to analyze the combinations of language objects in light of N-gram data stored on the device to avoid proposing low-probability compound language solutions.
Patent GB-2452821-A (GB)
Title: Powertrain management of disconnects for four wheel drive
Inventor: PERKINS WILLIAM P
IPC: B60K6/48
Filed: 2008-09-01
Abstract: A vehicle include a first disconnect disposed between a prime mover of the vehicle and a certain one of the vehicle drive wheels. The first disconnect is operable to connect and disconnect the prime mover to and from the certain one of the drive wheels. A second disconnect is disposed between the powertrain and the certain one of the drive wheels, and is operable to connect and disconnect the certain one of the drive wheels to and from the powertrain when the first disconnect is engaged. A control system and method are configured to control operation of at least the first and second disconnects. Through selective control of the disconnects, the system can be automatically placed in a four-wheel-drive mode based on predetermined criteria, or the desirability of the four-wheel-drive mode can be indicated to the vehicle operator in a passive version of the control system and method. The vehicle may be a hybrid electric vehicle. The method allows the speed of part of the powertrain to be synchronised before final connection of the four-wheel-drive mode.
Patent GB-2464153-A (GB)
Title: Parasite repellent absorbent material
Inventor: SPURLOCK MARK SHANE
IPC: A01K1/035
Filed: 2008-10-08
Abstract: A process for making parasite repellent absorbent material, comprising spraying an absorbent material with a solution or suspension, said solution or suspension comprising at least one solvent and at least one parasite repellent to achieve a desired loading of the at least one parasite repellent, drying the sprayed absorbent material so that the solvent present evaporates; and storing the dried absorbent material away from direct sunlight for at least 24 hours to form parasite repellent absorbent material. The parasite repellent absorbent material produced by this process may be used to make a parasite repellent pet collar or a pet bed liner. The parasite repellant specified in the examples is Margosa extract solution.
Patent GB-2465412-A (GB)
Title: Biodiesel production in a downflow gas contactor reactor
Inventor: RAYMAHASAY SUGAT
IPC: B01J10/00
Filed: 2008-11-18
Abstract: The invention provides a method and apparatus for the production of biodiesel, the method comprising the following steps:(a) mixing methanol and a transesterification catalyst in a mixing vessel [OCV];(b) transferring oil from an oil storage vessel [OSV] to a reactor feed vessel [RF];(c) pumping the oil from [RF] by means of a second pump [P1] into a downflow gas contactor [DGC] reactor comprising a column configured to allow at least one liquid input and at least one gas input into the upper section of said column via an orifice or nozzle configured such that at least one liquid stream can flow downwards through said column and the turbulence and shear at the interface results in mixing and highly efficient mass transfer, said oil being pumped downwards through said column until the total volume of the [DGC] reactor is filled with oil;(d) recirculating the total oil volume between the reactor feed vessel and the [DGC] reactor, the recirculating liquid entering the [DGC] reactor via a liquid input;(e) adding the methanol-catalyst mixture to the oil by either of the following methods (i) and (ii): (i) adding the methanol-catalyst mixture directly to the reactor feed vessel [RF] from the mixing vessel [OCV] by means of a third pump [P3] containing the oil recirculated through the [DGC] reactor in (d) above, or(ii) adding the methanol-catalyst mixture directly to the [DGC] reactor through inlet [l] while the oil is recirculated as described in (d) above, the recirculating liquid entering the [DGC] reactor via a liquid input;(f) recirculating the reaction mixture between [RE] and the [DGC] reactor continuously by means of pump [P1] after initiation of the reaction has taken place in step (e) above, the recirculating liquid entering the [DGC] reactor via a liquid input; and(g) on completion of the transesterification reaction, shutting down the pump recirculating the reaction mixture. The method and apparatus have advantages including low mass transfer resistance, high ester content in biodiesel product and fast reaction speeds with yields in the region 95-99%.
Patent GB-2465591-A (GB)
Title: Separating cut semiconductor wafers from a wafer stack
Inventor: RICHMAN HILEL
IPC: B28D5/00
Filed: 2008-11-21
Abstract: An apparatus for separating a front wafer 40 from a stack of wafers includes a chuck 10 for gripping the front wafer, coupled to a mechanical arm 21 and rotatable about at least one axis with respect to the arm, so as to allow the chuck 10 to align substantially parallel to the front wafer 40, provided with a fixing mechanism for fixing the chuck 10 in a desired orientation. Further included is a drive 23 for moving the arm in at least in two directions, one direction to bring the chuck 10 to the front wafer 40 and in another direction substantially parallel to the fixed orientation of the chuck 10 to separate the wafer from the stack of wafers 42. A stopper mechanism 46 is provided for preventing other wafers from separating from the stack while the front wafer is being separated.
Patent GB-2466283-A (GB)
Title: Phase locked loop with controlled loop filter capacitance multiplier
Inventor: LESSO JOHN PAUL
IPC: H03H11/48
Filed: 2008-12-18
Abstract: A phase locked loop (PLL) has an input 12, a phase detector 14, a charge pump 16, a loop filter 18 and a voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) 20 connected to the output 22 of the loop. The voltage controlled oscillator 20 is connected to variable divider 24 in the feedback path of the loop. The PLL is characterized in that a property of the loop filter 18, such as an effective capacitance value 30, is controlled based on a value of the controllable frequency division ratio. The capacitance value 30 may be scaled by a current mirror circuit (fig.3). The current mirror circuit may be controlled by a control signal derived from the frequency division ratio via a look up table 38. The invention achieves a reduction in the area required for the capacitor of the loop filter.
Patent GB-2466664-A (GB)
Title: Plasma micro reactor apparatus, sterilisation unit and analyser
Inventor: ZIMMERMAN WILLIAM BAUER JAY
IPC: C01B3/02
Filed: 2009-01-06
Abstract: Apparatus 10 for the production of a product gas such as hydrogen or ozone, comprises a supply 14 of reactant gas, a pair of electrodes 24 with a space 28 between them of less than 1 mm, a conduit 22 to lead the reactant gas from the source through the space 28 between the electrodes 24, a power source 26 to apply a voltage across the electrodes to dissociate the reactant gas and ultimately permit formation of product gas and a conduit 30 to supply the product gas to an outlet. Embodied uses include converting oxygen to ozone or steam to oxygen and hydrogen. A sterilisation unit for water treatment employs such apparatus and includes a fluidic oscillator to oscillate the flow of oxygen and/or ozone, with the outlet comprising a plurality of orifices submerged in the water for the purpose of forming micro bubbles of ozone. An analyser for detecting large organic molecules in e.g. air can employ the ozone generator to breakdown the large molecule into simpler and easier-to-detect-and-identify molecules.
Patent GB-2472579-A (GB)
Title: A foldable chair with retractable armrests
Inventor: LIN MEI CHUEN
IPC: A47C4/14
Filed: 2009-08-10
Abstract: A foldable chair has an armrest retracting structure that includes two plate elements 21 placed below each armrest 1, each plate element having a guide slot 212 with a linear section and a section which doubles back on the linear section to act as a lock 213. A first pivotal axle 22 passes through the plate elements and connects with the front leg frame 4. A support beam 3 has an end through which a second pivotal axle 31 is mounted, the second pivotal axle 31 being connected with the front leg frame 4. An opposite end of the support beam is secured in the guide slots 212 through a bolt 33. By moving the support beam, the armrest can be deployed or retracted. The bolt can be locked in position by placement in the locking position 213. There may also be a torque spring positioned at the second pivotal link 31 to bias the armrest 1 to a retracted position and a holding member 5.
Patent GB-2460999-A (GB)
Title: Method of transmitting data in a wireless communication system
Inventor: CHUN SUNG DUCK
IPC: H04W28/06
Filed: 2008-05-01
Abstract: A method of generating a data block to be transmitted from a protocol layer to a receiving side in a wireless communication system, the protocol layer having a header compression function, comprises generating at least one of a control packet which includes control information and a compressed packet generated by header compression for an upper layer data block, and generating a first lower layer data block which includes type indication information and the control packet, if the control packet is generated, the type indication information indicating a type of control information included in the generated control packet.
Patent GB-2475289-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for adjusting the height of a floor joint system
Inventor: LAIHO TOPI
IPC: B66F7/06
Filed: 2009-11-12
Abstract: A combination of a floor joint system 100 and a scissor lift 10, wherein the lift comprises upper 21 and lower 20 lift members which are movably connected together by first and second pivotable height adjustment arms 30, 31. The scissor lift may support a load transfer member of the floor joint system which may be a dowel plate 120. The scissor lift may further comprise a linkage arm (460, 461, fig 7) which may be pivotably connected to the linkage arm. In use, the scissor lift is connectable to the floor joint system to allow adjustment of the height thereof and the scissor lift is arranged to provide lateral support to the floor joint system in use at an intermediate position between an upper and lower extremity of the floor joint system. A scissor lift for adjusting the height of a floor joint system is also claimed.
Patent GB-125428-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Projectiles for Small Arms.
Inventor: GLAZEBROOK RICHARD TETLEY
IPC: F42B12/78
Filed: 1916-07-17
Abstract: 125,428. Glazebrook, R. T., and Rosenhain, W. July 17, 1916. Projectiles. - Relates to bullets having an envelope a, of cupro-nickel for example, a filling c of lead or other heavy substance at the rear, and a tip b of light material. According to the invention, the tip b is made of pottery, earthenware, glass, or other silicates having a specific gravity equal to or approximating to that of aluminium.
Patent GB-1157053-A (GB)
Title: Punch Assembly for Perforating Materials
Inventor: HENN HARRY WALTHER
IPC: B26F1/14
Filed: 1967-03-02
Abstract: 1,157,053. Punches and dies. H. W. HENN. 2 March, 1967 [2 March, 1966], No. 10030/67. Heading B3W. A multiple perforating punch for making a series of laterally and longitudinally spaced holes simultaneously, comprises a back-up plate adapted to be mounted in a punch press, spaced dovetail key means secured on the under surface of the plate and adjustable towards and away from the plate, a series of paired punches the upper end of each of which has a half key slot for detachably securing it on the dovetail keys and the under surface of the plate, each of the punches being adapted to be individually removed from the keys, spacers having ribs to space a pair of the punches laterally astride the ribs along the key and other pairs of punches adjacent and longitudinally of the key, spaced longitudinally by the spacers which have a dovetail keyway for securing the spacers to the key and the under surface of the plate; and removable end caps to secure the punches from longitudinal movement along the key and to fix the position of the punches on the key. The back-up plate 1 has parallel slots 2 which receive dovetail keys 3 which are drawn into the slots by screws 38. If there is an odd number of rows of punches then one of the keys 20 has only a half dovetail. The punches are arranged in pairs on the keys, each punch having a halfdovetail keyway and a clearance 14. The punches of each pair are spaced apart by the tongue 6 of a T-shaped spacer. The head 5 of each spacer is between adjacent pairs of punches. Keeper blocks 10 extend across the back-up plate between adjacent keys and force the punches against the key. Movement of the punches along the key is prevented by end caps 15. The keeper blocks and end caps are aligned on the back-up plate by square-section keys 17. Between the end caps 15 are side caps 18, aligned by square keys 19. By removing the side cap 18 a punch can be removed from an outer row, and by removing the appropriate keeper block 10 a single punch can be removed from an inner row or from an outer row such as that shown at the right-hand side of Fig. 2. The die consists of a back-up plate (28), Fig. 6 (not shown), with slug discharge openings (29). Die members 30, Fig. 13, machined to suit the punches are secured to the back-up plate (28). When the die cavity is irregular in shape there may be ribs (37), Fig. 16 (not shown), on both sides of the body portion 31.